Protein
3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 17
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Active on saturated acyl-CoAs up to C22. Mediates the synthesis of VLCFAs from 20 to 26 carbons in length (e.g. C20:1, C20, C24, C26).
Similarity
Belongs to the thiolase-like superfamily. Chalcone/stilbene synthases family.
Sequence
MDANGGPVQIRTQNYVKLGYHYLITHFFKLMFLPLMAVLFMNVSLLSLNHLQLYYNSTGFIFVITLAIVGSIVFFMSRPRSIYLLDYSCYLPPSSQKVSYQKFMNNSSLIQDFSETSLEFQRKILIRSGLGEETYLPDSIHSIPPRPTMAAAREEAEQVIFGALDNLFENTKINPREIGVLVVNCSLFNPTPSLSAMIVNKYKLRGNIKSFNLGGMGCSAGVIAVDLASDMLQIHRNTFALVVSTENITQNWYFGNKKAMLIPNCLFRVGGSAVLLSNKPLDRKRSKYKLVHTVRTHKGSDENAFNCVYQEQDECLKTGVSLSKDLMAIAGEALKTNITSLGPLVLPISEQILFFATFVAKRLFNDKKKKPYIPDFKLALDHFCIHAGGRAVIDELEKSLKLSPKHVEASRMTLHRFGNTSSSSIWYELAYTEAKGRMRKGNRVWQIAFGSGFKCNSAVWVALRNVEPSVNNPWEHCIHRYPVKIDL